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US 2015/0105745 A1Published application
Drug Vial Safety Device
AssigneeBecton, Dickinson and Company
InventorsRobert Banik, Edward Rosen, John Manocchio, James Bates
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Abstract
A drug vial safety device, including a cover that is securable to a drug vial is disclosed. The cover at least partially encloses at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial. The cover includes a port having a shape that restricts syringe access to the vial through the port to a syringe shaped to be compatible with the port shape.
Claims41
A drug vial safety device, comprising:
- a cover securable to drug vial to at least partially enclose at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial;
- wherein the cover includes a port having a shape that restricts syringe access to the vial through the port to a syringe shaped to be compatible with the port shape.
A method of ensuring proper correlation between medicament in a drug vial and a syringe, the method comprising:
- providing a syringe with a shaped portion and a hollow needle;
- securing a cover to the drug vial to at least partially enclose at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial;
- wherein the cover includes a port having a shape that is compatible with the shaped syringe portion;
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- wherein the port permits passage of at least part of the shaped syringe portion therethrough to provide the needle with access to the medicament within the drug vial.
2 more elements
A drug vial safety device, comprising:
- a cover securable to drug vial to at least partially enclose at least a neck and a lid of the drug vial;
- wherein the cover includes a port having a shape that permits at least a portion of a compatibly-shaped syringe to pass therethrough, to limit access to medicament within the drug vial.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.